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Empowering the next generation of lawyers to be business generators and visionary leaders.

“Overhaus has been there.” Managing Partner Magazine

Jennifer Overhaus has achieved what she teaches. As an experienced partner and global practice head within a top 50 global law firm, and award winning practicing lawyer for over 20 years (in leading American and UK magic circle firms) Jennifer knows what it takes to succeed… and she is passionate about sharing her knowledge with you.

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Social sensitivity creates greater collective abilities

In my book Juggling the Big 3 for Lawyers, I urge lawyers to synergize and work together on the basis that the group can achieve far more than any single individual—especially when the styles and expertise of the group members are complementary. While this seems obvious, I know that lawyers love evidence. So here it is:

Duke Ellington—A Model for Leadership

Yesterday I met with a young partner I used to coach. When she initially came to me for help she was working around the clock and feeling overwhelmed. We then discovered that her main problem was a near-complete inability to delegate. It’s been a challenge, but she has since learned to entrust her associates with increasing responsibilities, and has even gained enough confidence to assume that they can deliver to her expectations. (Trust is the essence of successful delegation.) The result is that she is no longer micromanaging and is able to focus on the bigger picture—the things that will move her career forward—allowing her to become a much more effective leader.

Tell stories

Yesterday I mentioned that I hadn’t planned on posting anything but when I received Seth Godin’s blog, I thought it too timely (for us as lawyers) not to pass it on. Receiving his post today, I feel stirred to highlight his words again. Seth reminds us that it’s not logic that persuades and moves people, but stories and drama. This is great advice for all lawyers, whether we’re trying to influence colleagues or clients, because stories make people listen—and remember.

Cutting costs is not the key

Since I am away on holiday (again! [a perk of no longer practicing!]) I hadn’t planned on writing a post today. But then I received Seth Godin’s blog, which contains a timely message for most lawyers and law firms at the moment, with everyone relentlessly focusing on cost cutting. Seth says (and I agree with him) that cutting costs will inevitably just make you less competitive in the long run. If clients can afford to pay, they want to pay for spectacular service. (For more details, check out Seth’s blog.)

Data Visualization

If you’ve read my book Juggling the Big 3 for Lawyers, you’ll realize that although I am a lawyer (who should love words), I’m really much more of a visual person. (Hence, the vast amount of illustrations and graphics filling my book!)

So when I came across this TED Video about conveying data in a visual format, I could really relate!